Steve Omischl
Date of Birth: November 16, 1978
Age: 31
Place of Birth: North Bay, Ont.
Place of Residence: Kelowna, B.C.
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 70.3 kg
Years on National Team: 11
Coaches
Daniel Murphy, Dennis Capicik
Website
Result Highlights
• 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009 FIS World Cup Aerial Champion.
• 2004 and 2008 FIS Overall Champion.
• 2005 FIS World Champion.
• Silver medallist at the 2009 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships.
• Bronze medallist at the 2007 and 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships.
• Member of the 2002 and 2006 Canadian Olympic Aerials team
Career Highlights
First man ever to perform a FFdF (a quadruple twisting triple back flip with two twists on the last flip) in competition at the 2005 Canadian National Championships in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec
My Heroes
Tiger Woods; Jean-Luc Brassard
I got hooked on Freestyle
After attending a water ramp camp in Lake Placid, NY at the age of 15
Charities I support
Right to Play; whyriskit.ca
My greatest strength
My ability to work hard. The best lesson I ever learned in sport is that you only get out what you put in
What’s on my iPod
10,000 songs
Physical Condition
A severe peanut allergy that means I have to pack lots and lots of food when I go on the road, and my epi-pen, of course
Favorite Movie
Pulp Fiction
Favorite TV Series
Entourage
Activities I like outside of aerials
Photography and any and all sports, including biking, hockey, golf and surfing. I can juggle too
It would surprise you to know
I think aerials is pretty safe
2010 Olympics
My results in 2009 meant that I am one of only three Canadian athletes to secure an early berth to the 2010 Games in Vancouver (the others being Jennifer Heil and Ashleigh McIvor)